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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

First glance VS first sight

What is the difference between the above and which one shall I use for business email please?
  

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It depends what you mean to say. At first glance - often used to mean that a few changes after a longer look. At first glance, the problem seemed complicated, but as we looked it, the solution became clear.

— BarbaraPA

  • It depends what you mean to say.
  • At first glance - often used to mean that a few changes after a longer look.
  • At first glance, the problem seemed complicated, but as we looked it, the solution became clear.
  • Also used to say you haven't had much time to study it so your first opinion may not be your last.
  • At first glance, it seems this project can be managed with in-house resources.
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It depends what you mean to say.

At first glance - often used to mean that a few changes after a longer look. At first glance, the problem seemed complicated, but as we looked it, the solution became clear. Also used to say you haven't had much time to study it so your first opinion may not be your last. At first glance, it seems this project can be managed with in-house resources.
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Thank you for your assistant or assisting.

Could I say "I want to introduce you my gf, I felt in love with her at first sight"?
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samerrustomCould I say "I want to introduce you my gf, I felt in love with her at first sight"?
Do you want to say that in a business email?

"I want to introduce you my gf; it was love at first sight"
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Thank you for your reply.
Absolutely, I don't want to say that sentence in an official email because as you can see in the previous reply he/she stated I can only use "at first sight" with love context. Am I right?
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samerrustom I can only use "at first sight" with love context. Am I right?
There are other possible contexts, but most of the time it is in the expression "love at first sight."

These are all recent British English examples:

Identical twins may not be as identical as appears at first sight.
They profess to recognize very clearly, at firs
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Thank you, but all your examples are with at first sight.
Could you give me more with at first glance please just to clarify the difference or different between them?
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samerrustomCould you give me more with at first glance
You can use "at first glance" instead of "at first sight" in all my earlier examples.

"Love at first sight" implies that you looked at the person, even stared at them, for some time the first time you saw them.
They caught your eye, your attention, so you did more than glance.
"At first gl
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Thank you for your assisting my friend.

Could I say " I felt in love with her from the first sight"?
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The set phrase is:
It was love at first sight.
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Thank you but what about my example please.
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